Harvester & Foundry - Cambridge Battlecode

Harvester

Harvester

Must be placed on an ore deposit. Outputs one stack of the corresponding resource to an adjacent building every 4 rounds. The first output happens immediately on the round the harvester is built. Prioritises outputting in directions used least recently.

Property	Value
HP	30
Base cost	20 Ti
Scaling	5%
Output interval	4 rounds

# Build a harvester on an ore tile
if c.can_build_harvester(ore_pos):
    c.build_harvester(ore_pos)

Harvesters are now cheap enough to get online early. A base harvester costs only 20 Ti and adds just +5% scaling.

Axionite Foundry

Axionite foundry

Takes one stack each of titanium and raw axionite, then outputs one stack of refined axionite. Accepts input and produces output from any side.

Property	Value
HP	50
Base cost	40 Ti
Scaling	50%

Foundries have the highest scaling contribution at +50% each. Building one adds 50% to your cost multiplier (e.g. 1.0x -> 1.5x if it’s your first build, but 1.5x -> 2.0x if you’ve already built other things). Plan carefully before committing 40 Ti.

Refining process

Feed titanium (via conveyor) → foundry stores it
Feed raw axionite (via conveyor) → foundry combines them
Foundry outputs one stack of refined axionite to an adjacent accepting building